TY - JOUR
T1 - Obesity and kidney disease
T2 - Hidden consequences of the epidemic
AU - World Kidney Day Steering Committee
AU - Kovesdy, Csaba P.
AU - Furth, Susan
AU - Zoccali, Carmine
AU - Li, Philip Kam Tao
AU - Garcia-Garcia, Gutllermo
AU - Benghanem-Gharbi, Mohammed
AU - Boltaert, Rite
AU - Dupuis, Sophie
AU - Erte, Timur
AU - Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar
AU - Osafo, Charlotte
AU - Riella, Miguel C.
AU - Zakharova, Elena
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Obesity is a growing worldwide epidemic. It is one of the strongest risk factors for new-onset chronic kidney disease, and also for kidney stones and kidney cancer. This article is an accompaniment to World Kidney Day on 9 March 2017 to promote education on the harmful consequences of obesity and its association with kidney disease, advocating healthy lifestyle and health policy measures that make preventative behaviours an affordable option.
AB - Obesity is a growing worldwide epidemic. It is one of the strongest risk factors for new-onset chronic kidney disease, and also for kidney stones and kidney cancer. This article is an accompaniment to World Kidney Day on 9 March 2017 to promote education on the harmful consequences of obesity and its association with kidney disease, advocating healthy lifestyle and health policy measures that make preventative behaviours an affordable option.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85015455428
SN - 1368-1109
VL - 21
SP - 45
EP - 48
JO - Journal of Diabetes Nursing
JF - Journal of Diabetes Nursing
IS - 2
ER -